Chionodes figurella

Chionodes figurella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and Nevada.[2][3]

Chionodes figurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. figurella
Binomial name
Chionodes figurella
(Busck, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia figurella Busck, 1912

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewings are ochreous, thickly suffused with stone-grey and dark ochreous scales, which totally obscure the ground-color except on the veins, which are visible as thin whitish ochreous lines. The hindwings are silvery white.[4]

The larvae feed on Elymus species, including Elymus glaucus.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes figurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. "First Ann. Rept. Laguna Marine Lab. 1912: 168". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.